Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19
LOCAL NEWS T

terday.
"Oath OF Love" tonight at the Grand
Opera House.
Mrs. D. ]. Charles is paying a visit to rel
atives in Anaconda.
May Casey will give a party to her numer-
GUS friends tomorrow evening.
Sheriff Lewis Coleman was expected to ar
rive last evening from Deer Lodge after the
check swindlers.
Sheriff Lloyd has served all of the grand
and petit Jurors for the incoming court with
their summons.
There arrived two freight trains last
night loaded with coal, salt and merchan-
disc from the south.
MI. C. N. Pratt, advance agent of the
Emma Abbott Opera Company, arrived in
the city last evening.
The Utah & Northern passenger, due here
at 8 o'clock a. m. yesterday, did not arrive
until late last evening.
Several reverberatory furnaces at the
Parrot Smelter have been compelled to
close down owing to the ~non-arrival OF
coke.
The many friends of Captain Wyman,
who has been sick, will be pleased to learn
that that gentleman will soon be out
again.
OCOFX6 ndu duU TEduh CuuICLIl, WlOu
Bonner Mercantile Company, are confined
to their rooms with a slight attack of
pneumonia.
There will be a social at the Baptist
Church this evening. The Reception Com
mitee will be on hand at s O'Clock. All are
cordially invited.
Mrs w. w. Dixon will give a progressive
euchre party in honor of Miss Clara Nilson
this evening. A great many of the young
folks will be in attendance.
A. L. Stokes. the general agent OF the
Northern Pacific, and who has been in
Butte looking after his company's interest,
left again for the capital last night.
There will be a church soclable given for
the benefit of the L. M. E. Church, Thurs
day, February II, on Lower Main street,
between Galena and Mercury streets. Rev.
II. H. Lucas, pastor.
The estate of the late Scion Johnson, of
Walkerville, was yesterday appraised at
$lO,68O. The appraisement consists of
mining interests and cabins in VAUDEVILLE,
besides a gold watch.
There will be a regular meeting of the
City Council tonight. Mayor Frank and
Alderman Richards will be the two absen-
tees. 1t is expected that Alderman Pink
ham will occupy the chair.
Orion Bros, OF this city, yesterday re-
ceived an upright Weber piano, one of the
| finest that is made. The cost when laid
down in Butte is $500. It is said that it
can't be beat in the Northwest.
The NOW shovelers who are in the canyon
lately demanded an increase OF wager from
81 to 81 per day. Superintendent Dickens
derfer oon granted the request and told
the men to 60 to their work again.
There are now thirty prisoners confined
in the county jail, seven of whom are await
ing the action of the Grand Jury and three
who will be taken to Deer Lodge this norm
ing. The Others are in for short terms.
Sheriff Lloyd says that he will no doubt
capture some of the sneak thieves who have
recovered two tubs of butter which had been
stolen from the Holland House last week.
G. Frank Marsh was down to Anaconda
again yesterday adjusting losses. He says
a great many buildings on the east side OF
Main street are damaged, as not a single
pane of glass was left unbroken by the heat.
Miss Tina L. Clinton and Miss Smith, 7
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Smith
left yesterday morning for Gregson's
Springs, where they will remain two or
three weeks for the benefit OF their health.
President Walker, of the Alice company, |
and Messrs. Duane and Gllchrist, two of
the heaviest stockholders of the company, |
nave returned to their homes we'll satisfied
with the manner in which they found things |
at the mill and mine.
Died-In Walkerville, on the 18th inst, |
Elite Jane, daughter of H. T. and T. j.
Phillips, aged. 3 months and 10 days.
Funeral to-day at 2 p. m, from family |
OF the family invited to attend.
Within a day or SO a General Incorpor-
ton bill will be introduced in the Legisla-
ture at Helena. Those who have seen it
say that there are 100 sections in the bill
and it will take the reading clerk four
hours time to read it to our lawmakers.
Mr.. John Coleman, the West Park street
grocer, left last evening via the Utah &
Northern Railroad for a trip to the Eastern
States and Ireland. Before returning he
will visit all the places of interest in the old
country. During his absence his business
will be attended to by his successor, Mr.. 10
Callan.
The fine new two-story block of A. w.
is almost completed. 1t is said
MI. Barnard will have the first Aoor fitted
in a handsome manner for his own pri-
vate use, while the up stairs will be devoted
q fine two-story block adjoining the Bonner
block on Granite street soon.
Word was received in this city last even !
ing that Matt Policy, a miner who formerly !
worked at the Alice mine, was not expected
to live until morning. 1t appears that he
mas been afflicted for some time with heart
disease, and several days ago was compel I
I'd to take to his bed. 1t is hoped that Mr.. J
FOLEY may be spared to his wife and chill /
dren. who reside in England.
The ball of the Butte Fire Department-s
The proceeds of which will 60 into the Re-
ief fund-will take place one week from to-
night on Washington's Birthday, the 22d
Instant: The boys deserve to be we'll pa
by u citizens. as the fire laddies
IRE always ready" to respond to the call d
II distress in case OF fire. They give their
'ervices free to ave the lives and property 2
II our citizens.
Mantle & Warren yesterday purchased
1000 shares Of the Princess Mining Com
1t is said that several lots of ore re-
shipped to the Colorado Shelter t
company, the lowest netted the Princess p
$50. while the others ran up into b
he hundreds. This mine is situated twenty p
niles from Butte on the Pepstone, and has
shaft on it OF 22O feet, from which levels
lave been driven on the lode. The COM e
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